May 15, 2008
New Agenda
Former congressman seeks to recast grant-maker organization as a leader in the world of philanthropy
When Steve Gunderson took the reins of the Council on Foundations, he discovered an organization that everyone loved to hate.
"It had become almost the main game in town, to complain about the council," he says. "There was such negativity. I think the staff felt besieged, I think the board felt challenged, I think the field was suspect about the council."
An affable and energetic former congressman from Wisconsin, Mr. Gunderson has spent the two-and-a-half years since trying to
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